I have never used the hugs, but am super excited to tomorrow! I have always used regular choc. kisses and never had bad luck, except with the holiday ones! Always have bad luck with those ones! So I always try to remember to buy just regular silver wrapped kisses!

I had a problem making these, but I used the regular twisted pretzels, thinking they looked kinda like a heart..some were okay but many of the hugs tipped to the side. I wish they looked as pretty as the picture! :(

I just tried these with kisses and they came out terrible. I even made another batch and left them in an extra minute. They don't melt down when you press the M&M in :( I'll try it with the hugs. Wasted 80 kisses :'(

Please go back and re read this...there was a warning that regular kisses do not work as well...obviously that is true by the number of comments talking about how poorly theirs turned out using reg. kisses.NEWSFLASH.......use hugs instead and use square pretzels...follow directions people and then if they don't work....you can blame the hostess who posted this cute idea.

I need some help. I made these and they will not harden back up. I put them in the fridge but once I took them out they softened again. I am trying to ship these. How do I get the chocolate to harden and stay that way. Also the chocolate melted through the holes of the pretzel. Should that have happened or do I need to change the length of time I cook them? Thanks

yes, i would change the cooking time, maybe drop the temp of the oven to 170 if yours tends to cook a little hotter. they shouldn't melt completely. when you take them out of the oven they should still have the same shape, they will just be soft when you push the m&m in. maybe leave them in the fridge a little longer. so sorry, but hope the second time's the charm! :)

Mine are finished and look great--they will taste even better! Set your timer for half the time and check them. At four minutes mine were a touch past softened and moving rapidly to melting. So adorable anyways!

I made these an hour ago and they turned out just like the picture! I also tried them with the caramel kisses because they only had one bag of the hugs and kisses. The caramel ones are still cooling down but I hope the caramel hardens enough to where it isn't sticky. Anyway, thank you for sharing this super easy and tasty treat!

I used your recipe and photos to make a recipe layout for a challenge on two peas in a bucket. Gave you credit but still wanted you to know. http://www.twopeasinabucket.com/gallery/member/216289-tsc/1802100-valentines-buttons-cg/?c=t

Love this idea! Going to make for my son's graduation, school colors orange and black, so will put reese's pieces in the middle instead of M&Ms. I thought it would be cute to use other colors for other occasions, too!

I couldn't for the life of me find a bag of just the Hugs! However, I learned that the 1 lb mixed bag of Hugs & Kisses will give you around 40 of the Hugs (with maybe just one or two leftover for mommy to enjoy!). There's only 16 kids in my son's class, so the two bags I bought should be MORE than sufficient!

I couldn't find any pink&red M&M packs, so I bought V-Day sprinkles and I'm going to try that... Might be a little tough to get the hugs pushed down without the M&Ms, but keep your fingers crossed for me! :)

I just made these to give out to a few friends on V-day. I used peanut butter M&M's because the store only had peanut butter ones with the V-day colors. They are fantastic! So quick to make and super cute!

I made these as directed and they turned out EXACTLY like pictured above. Thanks for a great recipe. I made about 200 on the weekend - my kids and hubby gobbled most of them up, but we managed to save some to hand out at the Valentine's Day parties at my kids school. :)

Yummo! Just made these with round gluten free pretzels. So cute. The chocolate completely covers the round pretzels and it really looks like a little button. The kids love them. Thanks for the great idea. :-)

I made these last night using Hugs, regular Kisses and Cookies and Cream Kisses (my favourites) and they all turned out really well! The Cookies and Cream ones stayed a bit lumpy, but that's just the delicious cookie bits.

I made these last night and they came out GREAT!They are so incredible easy to make & my 3-year-old son loved helping!They are so adorable and SO tasty! I sent my son to school with some for his Valentine's Day party - and I brought some with me to work. Everyone is RAVING about them!Appealing to the eye... and the tummy! Great treat! Thanks for sharing!

I made these for my boyfriend and he absolutely loved them!! I used just regular good ol' kisses, Snyder's butter snaps, and penut M&Ms instead. Four minutes in for 200 hundred degrees and the chocolate was just perfect, soft and still held its shape. In the end I was afraid they weren't going to solidify, but I just stuck them in the freezer for another 5 minutes and they were fine! The combination of the butter snaps and the penut M&Ms made the so crunchy and so flavorful! Thanks for the idea! :) xoxo

I just made these last night for my Galentine's Day girls get together. The husband kept sneaking them, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to make them again (soon) for just him. Thanks for the share...these are wonderful. And I love everyone's suggestions for different flavors (I used the Snyders butter pretzels, too...yum!).

I have been making these for years. With M&Ms coming in all holiday colors, you can make them for each holiday. Have also tried with many different flavors of Hershey Kisses, most recently raspberry flavor-yummy

I have been making these for years. With M&Ms coming in all holiday colors, you can make them for each holiday. Have also tried with many different flavors of Hershey Kisses, most recently raspberry flavor-yummy

I made these today and they are awesome!!! I also used caramels in place of the hugs. I took 1/2 of a caramel & baked them for about 20-25 minutes on 170 degrees. It took longer for the caramels to get soft. I then topped some with the M&M's & some with chocolate chips. They were awesome as well...

I shared with my neighbors & they all loved them. Thank you for the recipe!!

honestly i've never tried freezing them so i don't know how they'd turn out. i've frozen chocolate candies lots of times before and they taste just as good so it may work! they usually only last 4-5 days in a container if left out before they start to discolor and the chocolate takes on a different texture. hope that helps!

These are also delectable with a Rolo and a walnut or pecan piece on top. It makes it like little caramel turtles! I've tried with the caramel kisses, but the caramel will never reset because it starts too soft at room temperature. Still very delicious but very messy. Better stick with Rolos.

Just made these and couldn't find a bag of just hugs, so I did both - but you shouldn't bake both at the same time. the hugs melt faster than the kisses. my kisses look better, but i think the hugs will taste better. sadly, i'm on a low carb diet and can't even try one - but hopefully the person i'm taking them to will like them. I loved the kisses with the red m&m and thought it would make really cute reindeer noses for Christmas. The varieties are endless. Thanks for sharing how to make these - super cute and easy!!

Just made these and they took just about 7 min in my basic Frigidaire oven. Hugs came in all sorts of flavors like mint, cherry, dark, raspberry, etc. Wow!!! I used the white/milk like the above posted with Christmas seasonal m&m's in green and red. Fabulous!!! Thanks for this great idea !!! Bravo!!!

i wouldn't make them more than a day or two in advance. while they still taste good, sometimes the chocolate looks a little funny after a few days, especially the regular kisses. you could try freezing them but i've never done it so i can't say from experience if it works!-marie

I tried them with regular kisses because I couldn't find hugs and they came out great. Then I did find hugs so I wanted to try them since they look so cool with the stripes and I couldn't get them to turn out well at all. The coating of the hugs melted so fast that they were a drippy mess before the "core" of the hugs was soft enough to press the m&ms into. I tried different combinations of temp and time, but no matter what the outside of the hugs would melt before the chocolate in the middle was soft.

What a nice treat for any kid at home! I think they can be good for Halloween trick or treats too. Often, I give candies to kids who knock on my door once the season begins. I’m sure they would love these pretzel buttons more than the usual stuff I make for their baskets. This is such a great idea, for those who are thinking of having a themed party or even to restaurant Fort Lauderdale owners and caterers as well. Thank you for sharing.

I found these on pinetrest and they are so good. I used the hugs with the Easter M&M's. They came out perfect. I set the oven at 195 and waited for about 4 min. Fast and simple treat that the kids all loved!

Very interesting how everyone is having different experiences! I just spent two hours trying to get the hugs to melt just right, to no avail. However, I did find the kisses are perfect at 200 degrees for four minutes! For my hugs that aren't going to mate with the pretzel, I put the hug on a ritz for 350, 3 minutes, and then pushed another ritz on top after it was melted.

Last weekend I made 250 of these, using hugs @ 200 for avg 5 min...taking out as soon as glossy and just starting to lose shape. They turned out cute and delicious! I left them on the counter for about 10 min then put cookie sheet in freezer for about 15 min or so...till hug is hard. Put them in freezer bags and they thawed out fine and still taste delicious! Hint: planned on making 250 more today so a few days ago I unwrapped 2 bags of hugs and put in airtight container...made first batch and they would not melt so don't unwrap hugs too much before making!

Found this on pinterest and made these last night for a party. They were beyond delicious and so addictive! I just used regular-colored M&Ms, but used the hugs and pretzel squares. I did have to put them in the freezer about 20-30 minutes to get them to fully harden, then I stored them in the fridge - it was a hot summer day. I just set them out about 45 minutes before the party. Totally perfect. Thanks!!

Through trial & error I have found that anything dip, coated or sandwiched with chocolate stores better in tins not plastic containers...the chocolate discolours & goes whitish in plastic but not in tins :)

I was so excited to make these. I had some Kisses (candy cane) left over from Christmas, so I thought I would use them. Well, I left them in for 5 min, then put them back in for another minute. They don't work. I think the reason is because of the tiny pieces of candy cane in the hug. They did not spread down when I pushed on them. I will definitely try again. You may want to make a note NOT to use Candy Cane. Thank you for this wonderful idea! Linda

FYI - I make these with the oven set at 275* for 3 minutes. Never had a problem with the Kisses melting and I have used the dark chocolate Kisses. Hope that helps for those having issues with cook time.

I have made these for a couple of years now using Candy Cane kisses at Christmas time...they are fantastic!! I used red/green chocolate chips last year instead of M&Ms and they got rave reviews,as well. I made a batch with Pumpkin Spice kisses this year in addition to the candy cane version...YUM!!! The Pumpkin Spice kisses just need a little less time than the Candy Cane version. Either way, these are requested every year...thanks for a great idea!